Mold for cement posts.



PATENTED MAR.l 17, 1903.

L. H. STONER. MOLD FOR CEMENT POSTS.

APPLIUATIONTILBD 00T.1, 1902.

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y both formed of cement. The post has trans- .is shown as having beenmolded, theV same i the half.16 to complete it when the molding isinprogress. Said parts areA held together `brackets. 13. l This is in thefront face of the A ",STATES PATENT GFF-E.

LEWIS H. STONER, 0F ALBANY, INDIANA.

MOLD FoRfol-:M'ENT-PosTs.

Applcationled October 1,1902. A

To aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwrs I-I. SToNER,of Albany, county of Delaware, andState of Indiana, have invented a certain new and usefu-l Mold forCement Posts; and I do hereby declare that the followingr is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which like' gures refer to like parts.

The object of this invention is to mold cement posts for fences and thelike in the ground at the place for use in an easy, rapid, andeconomical manner. 4

The mold is so arranged as especially to en-` vJ able the lower end ofthe post to be embed-. ded in the ground and the upper part of the postto have transverse holes in it for fence.-

wires and also gate-brackets. The mold also forms a brace forjthe postat the same time the post is` molded.` This mold enables;` aV postand-brace tobe formed of cement,;`so

that the same will be more economical than a wooden post as well as moredurable.

` The nature of this invention will beunderstood from the accompanyingdrawings and the following .description and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of the parts ofthe moldlocated 'adjacent a post that has been molded. Fig. 2 is an elevation ofthe mold and the post therein with theparts of the mold separated andbeing removed. Eig. 3 is a central vertical transverse section of themold in place for molding4 the post.

l In detail an'anchor-post for a wire fence consisting of the postlO`and the brace 11,

Verse holes 12 for fence-`wires to passthrough. It also hasvthebrackets13 for hinging a gate, said brackets being molded in the post.

i The mold consists of practically two boxes, one foil the main part vofthe post and the The former consists of two sections, the half` 15 andthe half 16, with by removable cross-bars 17 and 18, that interlock.Holes 19 are made at the junction ofV the two halves of the mold for thegate-hinge -position Within the mold for the bracepll.

A series 0f'holes'25 are placedin the front ready for molding the post.

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mold. Inthe rear face there is a rectangular hole 20,' that registerswith the end of the -mold for the brace 1l, so that the cement will.through the openingr 20 and has a downwardly-turnedend 22, that catchesovera .bar

23 on the metal frame 24, that is placed in the Amold for the post,asshown in Fig. The bar 23 holds the reinforcing-pipe 21 in and rear wallsof the mold for the post, and through said holes iron rods 26 areinserted to form the holes 12 in the post. The ends of the iron-rods arelooped toenable them to be withdrawn from the cement post before `it isset.

Themold for the brace is open on the top and has, therefore, two sides30 and 31 and a bottom.l Its upper end is beveled and leans against therear wall of the mold for the post, while the lower end is placedslightly in the ground to hold it in place during the molding. It ispreferably formed by having the side 31 separable from the other partsand connected with them by screws 38. The two vsides are held in placeby the block 31H5, which is secured to the side 30 and is fastened tothe side 31 by the latch 36.

The process of molding the fence-post is as follows: A hole is dug inthe ground 40 larger than the base of the post that is to be formed.Then the half 15 of the mold is inserted therein, followed by the half16, and the whole is secured togetherby the interlocking piecesl' and18. The reinforcing-frame 24 is placed in the mold, as shown in Fig. 3,and against the back of the main mold the brace-mold is leaned, with thelower end embedded in the ground sufficiently to make a cement base forthe brace. The rod 21 is placed in the mold 11 and inserted in the largemold with the hooked end resting on the cross-bar 23. The

brackets 13 are then inserted in the holes 19 in the mold, and the rods26 are likewise placed inthe holes 25, and then the whole is The cementis introduced into the mold when arranged as just described until it isfilled and the top IOO formed as desired. The mold for the brace 11 isthen filled with cement and leveled up, which completes the post. Themolds are removed by first removing the rods 26, which is done byturning them with a tool and drawing them out. The screws ou the moldfor the brace are, released and the parts of it taken away. Thentheinterlocking pieces 17 are lifted out of place, whereupon the halvesof the main mold may be separated, as shown in Fig. 2, and lifted out ofthe hole. rlhe hole is then filled, when the construction and settine:of the post are finished.

The upper end of the main niold is open and likewise the upper side ofthe mold-box for the brace for the introduction of cement, so that saidmolds may be utilized for the molding of a post in the ground.

What I claim as in v invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. A mold for a celnentpost made in a boxlike form in two verticalseparable sections with a large opening in the adjacent edges thereof,and a mold-box for a brace with its upper end beveled to rest againstsaid main mold at said opening. l

2. A mold for a cement post made in a boxlike form in vertical separablesections with the upper end thereof open for the introduction of cementand with an opening in the adjacent edges of one side, and a mold-boxfor a. brace with one end beveled to rest against lsaid main mold atsaid opening and with an opening,r in the top of the mold-box for thebrace open for the introduction of cement.

8. A mold for a cement post madein a boxlike form in vertical separablesections with the upper end open for the introduction of cement and witha large opening in the adjacent edges of said sections on one side, anda mold-box for a brace with one end beveled to rest against said mainmold at said opening, and with an opening in the upperside of saidmold-box for the introduction of cement, the sides of said mold-boxbeing separable whereby the same may be removed from the brace after itis formed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto alxed my signature in the presence ofthe witnesses herein named. Y

v LEWIS II. STONER. Witnesses:

V. H. LocKWooD, NELLIE ALLEMONG.

